hannahbananagram's review against another edition
4.0
The book is good and it’s well-written, but I felt like I was dragging my heels through reading this the whole time. I think because I’ve read Dr. Mann’s other books, along with other books/paper/articles about climate science, climate change, climate change + politics, I see stuff about climate change everyday on twitter, etc. that this just felt like a rehashing of stuff I’ve already read. It’s a good book, but felt repetitive for me because I’ve read bits and pieces of what Dr. Mann wrote about over the years, and that made it a bit harder/boring for me to read. But again, it’s a good, well-written book, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about climate change research.
msgtdameron's review against another edition
5.0
A much better read than Hansens "Storms". Mann is a better writer and does not spend page after page beating himself up for not getting the message across. He does go into thwe science that is continually under attack and shows why the attacks are wrong or have already been debunked. Mann also shows where various deniers have used questionable statements, personal attacks when they have no facts, and criminal actions; the Hacking attack on East Anglia.
An update on that actually. The same reporters that crucified Mann and others over the e-mails hacked Parliament and the Royal Family. The British Government took exception to those hacks, found the hackers and prosecuted them. The reporters who used the hacked Royal e-mails were the same "News of the World" reporters who broke Climate Gate. They are now in released but did serve three to five years in Dartmore Prison. Sometimes a little justice gets done.
Also after reading how people threatened Mann and his colleagues I wonder, Did big oil and the Climate Deniers kill Seymore Laxon, Katherine Giles and Tim Boyd. These three were the leading ice loss scientists in the world at the time of their deaths. Laxon fell down his stairs New Years Day. March of the same year Giles was hit by a truck while cycling to work. Boyd was struck by lighting three months later. One is happenstance, two is coincidence, three is enemy action. If the enemy, Big Carbon, is desperate enough could they stoop to that level?
An update on that actually. The same reporters that crucified Mann and others over the e-mails hacked Parliament and the Royal Family. The British Government took exception to those hacks, found the hackers and prosecuted them. The reporters who used the hacked Royal e-mails were the same "News of the World" reporters who broke Climate Gate. They are now in released but did serve three to five years in Dartmore Prison. Sometimes a little justice gets done.
Also after reading how people threatened Mann and his colleagues I wonder, Did big oil and the Climate Deniers kill Seymore Laxon, Katherine Giles and Tim Boyd. These three were the leading ice loss scientists in the world at the time of their deaths. Laxon fell down his stairs New Years Day. March of the same year Giles was hit by a truck while cycling to work. Boyd was struck by lighting three months later. One is happenstance, two is coincidence, three is enemy action. If the enemy, Big Carbon, is desperate enough could they stoop to that level?
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